CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: Christ Hospital

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$371

about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $300–$648

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$330

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $41 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $371 This hospital $330 Cash price $2,815 Hospital's list price $4,691

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $99 Priciest $330

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) is about $371 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Christ Hospital charges insurers about $330, or about $2,815 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Cincinnati, OH.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$167 - $4,691	47%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$162 - $4,691	45%
Aetnamajor	$330 - $2,815	93%
Cignamajor	$330 - $4,691	93%
Humanamajor	$162 - $4,691	45%
Ambetter (Centene)	$330	93%
AmeriHealth	$4,691	1316%
CareSource	$162 - $4,691	45%
GEHA	$795	223%
Health Net	$4,691	1316%
Healthcare Highways	$4,691	1316%
Medical Mutual	$972	273%
Meridian	$330	93%
Molina	$1,173	329%
Priority Health	$2,493	699%
WellCare	$1,173	329%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$330 - $4,691

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 2,815), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 74177.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Christ Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 74177.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Christ Hospital

Compare: CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) at other OH hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.